selecting which pst file to use

[aa]

On my office notebook w2k Pro I have Outlook 2000 SP-3 Corpoprate or Workgroup
In Tools-Servise I have an option to point to a particular PST file I want to use.

On my home desttop w2kPro I have Outlook 2000 Internet Mail Only I cannot find how I control which pst file is used - the servise option is not there.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

This is one of the reasons I was never very fond of Internet Mail Only mode.
However, you can do it - with Outlook closed, find the PST file you want to
use - and find the one Outlook is currently using. Rename the latter, or
delete it if you don't want to use it at all, or if you want to move it to
another location, do so. Then open Outlook, and when it complains it can't
find the PST, direct it to the location of the correct one.

 

[Brian Tillman]

On my office notebook w2k Pro I have Outlook 2000 SP-3 Corpoprate or
Workgroup
In Tools-Servise I have an option to point to a particular PST file I
want to use.

On my home desttop w2kPro I have Outlook 2000 Internet Mail Only I
cannot find how I control which pst file is used - the servise option
is not there.

I don't think Tools>Service is available in Internet Mode Only.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

- File menu > Open > Personal Folders file > migrate to the new PST file
location to open it
- Right-click on the root of the new set of folders in the folder pane (View

Folder List)

- Choose Properties
- Check the "Deliver POP mail" box
- Quit & restart Outlook
- Now you can Close the PST file that you were previously using (R-click on
that pst folder while in Folder View and select "Close <foldername>
Folders"). If you have any information in your former PST that you'd like to
transfer to your new default PST, you can drag and drop from one to the
other before you close the old one.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
On my office notebook w2k Pro I have Outlook 2000 SP-3 Corpoprate or
Workgroup
In Tools-Servise I have an option to point to a particular PST file I want
to use.

On my home desttop w2kPro I have Outlook 2000 Internet Mail Only I cannot
find how I control which pst file is used - the servise option is not there.

 

[Guest]

I don't think Tools>Service is available in Internet Mode Only

I have already figured it out myself.
The question remains, how do I point to a pst file?
And perhaps I can point to more then one pst file?
Outlook allows to export to pst file, therefore there should be a way of
using these files.

 

[Guest]

Thanks.
Do I have to close the old one?
Can't I have several pst opened at a time?

- File menu > Open > Personal Folders file > migrate to the new PST file
location to open it
- Right-click on the root of the new set of folders in the folder pane (View

Folder List)

- Choose Properties
- Check the "Deliver POP mail" box
- Quit & restart Outlook
- Now you can Close the PST file that you were previously using (R-click on
that pst folder while in Folder View and select "Close <foldername>
Folders"). If you have any information in your former PST that you'd like to
transfer to your new default PST, you can drag and drop from one to the
other before you close the old one.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
On my office notebook w2k Pro I have Outlook 2000 SP-3 Corpoprate or
Workgroup
In Tools-Servise I have an option to point to a particular PST file I want
to use.

On my home desttop w2kPro I have Outlook 2000 Internet Mail Only I cannot
find how I control which pst file is used - the servise option is not there.

 

[Don 'Bear' Wilkinson]

Thanks.
Do I have to close the old one?
Can't I have several pst opened at a time?

YES you can. But one of them needs to be designated as the one which
receives incoming email. Double check for that setting in Accounts.

Bear

- File menu > Open > Personal Folders file > migrate to the new PST file
location to open it
- Right-click on the root of the new set of folders in the folder

pane

(View
- Choose Properties
- Check the "Deliver POP mail" box
- Quit & restart Outlook
- Now you can Close the PST file that you were previously using

(R-click

on
that pst folder while in Folder View and select "Close <foldername>
Folders"). If you have any information in your former PST that you'd

like

to
transfer to your new default PST, you can drag and drop from one to the
other before you close the old one.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
On my office notebook w2k Pro I have Outlook 2000 SP-3 Corpoprate or
Workgroup
In Tools-Servise I have an option to point to a particular PST file I want
to use.

On my home desttop w2kPro I have Outlook 2000 Internet Mail Only I cannot
find how I control which pst file is used - the servise option is

not

there.

 

[Guest]

That's what I have been doing and I do not thnk it is a good practice.
The thing is I have several pst files into which I exported some folders
which I do not use too often, but still use from time to time.
Renaming them and un-renaming is not handy. I am looking for a way to make
them all easily available

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Your question indicated that you weren't asking how to open additional
folders; you were asking how to change the default folder Outlook uses.
That's two different things.

You can open your other PST files via file | open | PST file (or whatever
it's called there) - they should all show up in your folder list. They won't
be the 'delivery location' for mail, however. I'd put them all in a single
folder first and name them appropriately.

That's what I have been doing and I do not thnk it is a good practice.
The thing is I have several pst files into which I exported some
folders which I do not use too often, but still use from time to time.
Renaming them and un-renaming is not handy. I am looking for a way to
make them all easily available

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

This is one of the reasons I was never very fond of Internet Mail
Only mode. However, you can do it - with Outlook closed, find the
PST file you want to use - and find the one Outlook is currently
using. Rename the latter, or delete it if you don't want to use it
at all, or if you want to move it to another location, do so. Then
open Outlook, and when it complains it can't find the PST, direct it
to the location of the correct one.

 

[Guest]

Thanks, it's clear now

 

[Guest]

Thanks, it's clear now